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My husband and I were "wowed" by everyone at Hotel Gaia... From booking, transportation, concierge, to the restaurant staff. Everyone went above and beyond to make our stay incredible...We travel extensively, and must say Hotel Gaia staff was the best we have ever encountered!!! The restaurant, LaLuna was amazing; breakfast, lunch, tapas, and dinner!!! Our accommodations were top notch as well. A must stay your next trip to Manuel Antonio. Pura Vida!!!!

Stayed September 2013

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Ask Choolahan about Gaia Hotel & Reserve

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My husband and I spent two weeks at Gaia Hotel & Reserve for our honeymoon in August and I cannot recommend it enough.

The rooms are beautiful & luxurious, extremely clean with King Sized beds & amazing views. Cleaners come everyday and do an excellent job and there is a turn down service in the evening and they will leave you little chocolates which is a nice touch.

The outside areas are absolutely stunning - the hotel itself is within its own reserve set in the rainforest (they provide a free tour of the reserve which you can book to do at reception - I would recommend doing this as you will see lots of interesting wildlife)

There is an infinity pool which overlooks the rainforest and the ocean. Plenty of comfy sun loungers - the staff are very attentive and brought us complimentary ice water, coffee and fruit throughout the day. Great menu, reasonably priced for lunch & dinner too if you stay there all day. We saw plenty of wildlife even from the pool! We filmed a funny moment between a sloth and giant iguana in a tree while we were in the pool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYsWdrPzmzs&noredirect=1

The staff overall were better than anywhere else we have stayed. All very friendly, helpful and polite. Any questions you have the reception staff will help you with- I tried my Spanish out a bit - but they all speak really good English!

Another perk of this hotel is the food (http://www.gaiahr.com/costa_rica_dining.asp). Breakfast was included with our booking - not sure if that is always the case or not but well worth doing as it is REALLY good (fruit, muffins, croissants followed by a choice from the menu - plus the Costa Rican coffee is great! More about the food in my review of at http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g309274-d1541664-Reviews-La_Luna_Restaurant_at_Gaia_Hotel_Reserve-Manuel_Antonio_National_Park_Province_of.html

Other positives include: - Free shuttle service to anywhere you want to go in Quepos or Manuel Antonio until 4.30pm everyday- Amazing views from La Luna restaurant/bar area which is nice (worthwhile going for sunset especially)- Gift shop on site- Fresh towels given out before you head to the beach- Staff will take you around on golf carts to get from entrance to reception- Its a really eco-friendly hotel and is involved in projects to preserve wildlife - Spa on site

This boutique hotel has won quite a few awards I believe and it's really not hard to see why. We expected it to be nice from previous reviews and from the website photos - but it seriously went above and beyond our expectations. Costa Rica is an amazing and beautiful place anyway ~ but staying here just made our whole time even more special.

Stayed August 2013, traveled as a couple

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Ask FiFiFouad about Gaia Hotel & Reserve

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Indeed, we have won numerous awards both in Costa Rica as well as on an international level. We are very proud of what we have created here at Gaia and are so pleased to share with wonderful guests such as yourselves.

Being and adults and teens only hotel, we cater to an audience that wishes serene peace, privacy and well being and cater to honeymooners such as yourselves.

Thank you ever so much for sharing your wonderful 2 week experience with other readers on this TripAdvisor forum.

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Gaia is one of its own kind modern boutique hotel. We stayed there for 3 nights, the service is very good, and they have the best bed, black out curtain guaranteed a good night sleep. The service to take you to the park and town is exceptional, I can not give enough kudos to driver who took us everywhere, and he is there on time every single time. We loved all the details given during the hotel tour, we were even reminded to turn on the shower one way over the other because of the water pressure, we loved the pool area, attentive service, very relaxing surroundings, we loved the spa as well. Alex gave us wonderful advice to find best food to eat, and give us sincere advice on where to go surfing, snorkeling, necessary tour. You don't feel they are salesman, they are just there to truly make your experience ideal. During the whole stay, only two things we hope to see improvement in the future, one is the size of TV, I understand we are not in Costa Rica to watch TV, I am never a big TV person to start with, however, they do offer a DVD service, we wanted to wind down the night by cuddling up and watching a move, yet the TV is so small, there is no way to watch from the bed. So we moved to the couch, that's second area we hope to improve, I think maybe the couch is designed to drag out to become a bed, so its very un comfortable to sit on it, you feel you are slipping down all the time, we ended up converting the couch to a bed, and watch the movie there.Overall, we had a very pleasant experience, however, if you want a more costa rican experience,this might not be the place, if you are looking for a couple's modern, sleek date experience, this will be your choice. Thank you Gaia for making our experience memorable.

Stayed August 2013, traveled as a couple

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Ask hellofrisco about Gaia Hotel & Reserve

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The Gaia hotel is a truly unique experience unavailable anywhere else in Manuel Antonio,From the wonderful ride through the incredible gardens of Gaia up to the entrance to the beautiful restaurant and bar and hotel to the beautiful views and outstanding rooms, this is an exceptional experience you should not miss. Stay at Gaia on your next visit to Manuel Antonio and I know you will very happy you did. You will experience outstanding views, food, and service.

Stayed March 2013, traveled as a couple

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We traveled around Costa Rica for 2 weeks and Manuel Antonio was the last part of our trip. We stayed at Gaia and it was a wonderful experience. When I compare my stay at Gaia to other stays at 5 star hotels, the big difference is that although this hotel is very luxurious, you still get treated as though you're family. The staff and owners are so nice and will try to do everything to make your stay perfect. I loved the style of the hotel, very modern with a unique swimming pool. Our room was very clean with everything needed. We ate a couple times at the restaurant and the food is excellent. I highly recommend the tapas. We especially enjoyed our lunch at the pool bar with some very good cocktails. But the best cocktails were at the restaurant bar, Diego makes the best margarita ever!! Overall, we truly enjoyed our stay and would love to go back!Claudia & Emile

Stayed June 2013, traveled as a couple

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We stayed here for 7 nights for our honeymoon. The hotel is amazing and the staff make you feel like royalty. The food in the restauant is amzing. I had some of the best fish ive ever eaten there! The pools are beautiful and you get to see lots of wildlife (monkeys, lizards etc) Aldo in the restauant was always so friendly and welcoming. The cocktails are amazing too! Really nice views from the restaurant. We went to the public beach a couple of times and to the national park. Would definately recommend staying here. the only drawback is that there isnt a lot of other restaurants within walking distance if you like to have a wander of an evening. the hotle does free shuttle but only until 4pm.

Stayed August 2013, traveled as a couple

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Recently traveled to Gaia Hotel and Reserve and had a perfect experience. The views and accommodations were great but what really impressed us was the attentiveness of the staff. Every request and need was handled wonderfully. We had a brief Wi-Fi outage and the IT manager was in our room fixing it within minutes. Most our needs were anticipated in advance. The breakfast in the restaurant was a super meal and a wonderful way to start the day. The drinks at the pool were made from fresh juices and served to us while we rested on rafts by the pool. The live music in the evening is a great way to catch the spectacular sunsets and they even let my son jump in for a few minutes and play. The complimentary massage that came with our booking was also excellent. The owner of this resort has assembled a world class service team.

Stayed August 2013, traveled with family

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